351: Trade Show Overload–Finding Value Beyond the Booth | The AV Life Podcast

Recorded on September 8, 2026 Chris Netto joins The AV Life Podcast this week for a candid discussion about the evolving AV trade show and road show landscape. The panel examines lower attendance at major events, the rapid growth of regional roadshows, rising exhibit costs, and the need for clearer return on investment. They agree... Read More

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September 10, 2026

Goals | IT in AV

Setting goals is the easy part. Keeping them in focus while outside pressures constantly force you to adjust is the real challenge. James King uses a soccer analogy to explore how higher ed AV teams can stay focused on their core objectives while navigating technology changes, institutional expectations, vendor pressures, and internal team dynamics. Read More

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September 10, 2026

87: Daniel Wray Joins the brAVe [space] | brAVe [space]

Your career can be technical, but your “why” is human. In this episode of brAVe [space], Daniel Wray talks community, representation, finding your purpose, and refusing to let a setback be the end of the story. It’s a conversation about the people who help us grow, keep us going, and remind us why we do what we do. Read More

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September 9, 2026

Starting the Prism Journey with Brittney Grant | Prism Spotlight

Aims Community College audiovisual specialist Brittney Grant is stepping into the next stage of her higher ed AV career as a Prism Scholar. With a background in live events and a growing interest in AV design, Grant sees the program as an opportunity to deepen her knowledge, build community, and learn from mentors who can help shape what comes next. Read More

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September 8, 2026

Spotlight on Shaun Hayes | Tech Manager Spotlight

For this edition of Tech Manager Spotlight, we spoke with Shaun, senior AV administrator at Utah Tech University. With two decades of AV experience spanning live sound, corporate event technology, and higher ed, Shaun has built a career around preparation, people, and long-term planning. In our conversation, he shares lessons from leading large-scale classroom technology initiatives, the importance of documentation and preventive maintenance, and why giving teams the tools and support they need is just as important as the technology itself. Read More

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September 7, 2026

350: Technology in the Classroom: Tool or Distraction? | The AV Life Podcast

Recorded on September 1, 2026 How can technology be used as a learning tool in a classroom and not as a distraction? This week on The AV Life Podcast, hosts Tim Van Woeart, Brandy Johnson, and Nancy Blanchard discuss the growing debate over technology in education. The group examines New Jersey’s bell-to-bell student cellphone ban,... Read More

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September 7, 2026

Advocacy Organization or Events Company? Why Not Both? | Business of AV with Joe Way

There was a moment during the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo when I said something almost as a joke: “I think we have become an events company.” The more I thought about it, and the more I repeated it, the less it felt like a joke. It started to feel like a true... Read More

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September 3, 2026

It’s a Relationship Business | Business of AV with Joe Way

I had the honor of spending a day at the University at Buffalo recording conversations during the HETMA Roadshow, and somewhere between the classroom tours, vendor tables, education sessions, and eventually some real buffalo wings, one thing became pretty obvious to me. We spend a lot of time in AV talking about products, installations, ecosystems,... Read More

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September 3, 2026

366: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 4 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo may have officially been a three-part series, but there was too much good content to leave behind. In this bonus Part Four of the Higher Ed AV Podcast, Joe Way heads off campus and into the Roadshow happy hour for one final round of conversations from Buffalo.... Read More

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September 3, 2026

365: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 3 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo wraps up with Part Three of this special Higher Ed AV Podcast series, bringing together even more voices from across the higher education technology community. As the day moves through lunch, the vendor showcase, education sessions, an esports tour, and toward the closing happy hour, Joe Way... Read More

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September 3, 2026

364: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 2 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo continues in Part Two of this special Higher Ed AV Podcast series, with more conversations from the show floor about the technology, partnerships, and people shaping today’s higher education AV environment. As attendees move between vendor exhibits, education sessions, campus tours, and lunch, Joe Way sits down... Read More

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September 3, 2026

363: Live from the HETMA Roadshow at the University at Buffalo – Part 1 | Higher Ed AV Podcast with Joe Way

The HETMA Roadshow rolls into the University at Buffalo for a special live edition of the Higher Ed AV Podcast. In Part One of this three-part series, Joe Way captures the energy of the event as attendees, HETMA leaders, and industry partners come together for campus tours, education, technology demonstrations, and the kind of relationship-building... Read More

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